Equations

Current revision as of 22:12, 19 January 2020

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This will be a one-stop shop for common equations needed when playing the game. Credit will be given to original wiki posters who determined equations, and to those who simplify them

Planet Equations

Planet Colonization Cost

N = Number of Planets Controlled

C = N^3 * 1000

(Colonization Cost) = ((Number Of Planets Controlled)^3) * 1000

Planet Invasion Cost

N = Number of Planets Controlled

I = N^3 * 2000

(Invasion Cost) = ((Number Of Planets Controlled)^3) * 2000

Planet Invasion Chance

InvAtt = Your Invasion Attack (Your "Normal" Attack + "normal" buffs (i.e. crux/crimson/crystal etc.)+ Invasion-specific attack (from modules) + Invasion buffs (Stryll Pathogen, Mutagenic Cartridges etc.))*Invasion %Bonus(Decimators, Kulgox)

InvDef =(Planet Attack + Planet Defense + Invasion Defense Items) * (1+(LegionBonus/100))

• LegionBonus/100 is to change from percent to decimal

Chance% = (InvAtt/(3*InvDef))*100

• 100 is to change from decimal to percent

There is a maximum success chance of 90% regardless of ship attack and planet defenses. (Unconfirmed: there is also a minimum of 10%)

Maximum Planet Limit

R = Current Rank

M = RoundDown((R / 4) + 1)

(Maximum Planet Limit) = RoundDown(((Current Rank) / 4) + 1)

Resource Availability Formula

A = Availability Number*
R = (-1 + (A * 0.25))
R% = (-1 + (A * 0.25) * 100)

^*Note: Availability Multiplier is a number from 0 to no known limit, which corrosponds to the named resource availability starting from No Resource being (0) and incrementing by one per resource upgrade. Hence an artifact which increases "resource availability by 2" (AKA "Two Levels) is incrementing the value of A by 2.

Quick Reference Chart of Availability Text to corresponding Availability Number:

• v = Very, e = Extremely, u=Ultra, m=Mega)
• None = 0, eSparse = 1, vSparse = 2, Sparse = 3, Average = 4, Abundant = 5, vAbundant = 6, eAbundant = 7, Rich = 8, vRich = 9, eRich = 10, uRich = 11...(For Mega Rich [mRich] Availabilities see the Note below!)¹

¹Mega Rich Availability has no known Maximum and Begins at "Mega Rich" (0x mRich) and Availability is calculable as follows:
^{1 Continued:} "Nx mRich = (N + 12)" (ie. mRich = 12, 1x mRich = 13, 2x mRich = 14...etc.)

(Resource Multiplier) = -1 + ((Availability Number) * 0.25)
(Resource Multiplier In Percent) = (-1 + ((Availability Number) * 0.25)) * 100)

Planet Space to Size Formula

Z = Size of Planet (Number System)
S = (Z*6)+15
Note: The Size of a Planet is a number from 1 to 11, corrosponding to vTiny = 0 and Mega Colossal = 11, incremening by 1 for each value in between.

(Space Available) = ((Size Of The Planet) * 6) + 15

Ranks/XP

Total XP For Rank 'R' (Total)

R = Rank

XP(T) = 20 * (R ^ 2)

(Total XP) = 20 * ((Rank)^2)

XP Needed to reach Next Rank (Difference Between Last Rank and Next)

R = Rank

XP(R) = (40 * R) + 20

(Difference in XP) = (40 * (Rank)) + 20

Energy to Rank-up

E = Energy Needed to Rank-up
XP(R) = XP Needed to reach Next Rank

(NOTE: For Autoranking see the above formula for XP(R))

XP(S) = Ratio of XP from source of XP (eg. NPC/Mission/Scanning/Whatever)
H = Human Race Multiplier (ie. If Human = 0.1, else = 0)
N = Neural Multiplier (ie. If Neural Active = 0.15, else = 0)
L = RSL Multiplier (ie. If RSL Active = 0.1, else = 0)

E = RoundUp( XP(R) / ( XP(S) * (1 + H) * (1 + N) * (1 + L) ) )

Since this formula is a little complex I have provided an example:

As Human race with RSL Active, from Rank 1000 to Rank 1001, and running only the XTS-9 Refinement mission:

E = ( (40 * 1000) + 20 ) / ( 1.75 * (1 + 0.10) * (1 + 0) * (1 + 0.10) )
E = ( 40000 + 20 ) / ( 1.75 * 1.1 * 1 * 1.1 )
E = 40020 / ( 1.75 * 1.1 * 1.1 )
E = 40020 / ( 1.75 * 1.21 )
E = 40020 / 2.1175
E = 19,000

XP/Energy Ranking Ratio Formula

A More useful formula for most intents and purposes (and far simpler) is to figure out the Energy ratio needed to rank up given the energy you have on hand.

XP(E) = Energy Ratio needed to rank up. E = Energy on Hand. XP(R) = XP Needed to rank up (In the case of AutoRanking we use the XP(R) formula above)

XR(E) = E / XP(R)

In the Case of Autoranking: XR(E) = E / ( (40 * R) + 20)

the resulting Ratio can be compared to the missions and NPCs you have available to you, to choose which combination of actions you wish to take to maximize the actions you perform before you rank up (better utilize your energy if you have a lot) or minimize the time to rank up.

NPC Formulas

Max Damage Inflicted Against an NPC in a Single Shot

M = N * 2.5

(Max Damage in a Single Shot) = (NPC Rank) * 2.5

Minimum Hits Needed to Kill an NPC

K = (H + S) / ( N * 2.5)

(Minimum Hits Needed to Kill an NPC) = ((NPC Hull) + (NPC Shield)) / (( NPC Rank) * 2.5)

Best XP to Energy Ratio for Killing an NPC

XP/E = (B / (K * 5)) + 2

(XP to Energy Ratio) =  ((XP Earned on Kill) / ((Minimum Shots) * 5)) + 2

XP/E = ((10 * K) + (B)) / (K * 5)

(XP to Energy Ratio) =  (((Minimum Shots)*10)+(Bonus XP Earned on Kill))/((Minimum Shots)*5)

Combat Formula Approximation

With thanks to BinaryMan and FerrusManus

Updated January 2014. The 'random factor' is random(0.6, 1.0), then a coin toss to multiply or divide the raw attack by this number. The output range is still 0.6 to 1.666. The average output is at or very close to 1.00-1.05.

Damage per shot = tanh( attack*(random(0.6 to 1.666)) / (defense * 5) ) * damagecap

This translates into a min, max, and average damage in terms of % of enemy damage cap. Take your attack and divide by the enemy defense. This is the 'attack factor'. Then divide by 5, this is the adjusted attack factor.

The average damage result will be TANH(adjusted attack factor). The minimum damage will be TANH(adjusted attack factor * 0.6) The maximum damage will be TANH(adjusted attack factor * 1.666)

For example to reach an average of 50% damcap per shot, you need 2.75 attack factor. So if you know the enemy health total and defense and rank, you can estimate what attack you need to kill it, on average, in N shots.

NPCs

damagecap = 2.5 * npcrank

players

damagecap = maximum( decks/2, (rank+19)/2 ).

The "attack randomization" is not linear, but a large data sample indicates the lower multiplier is 0.6 and the upper is the inverse, 1/0.6 = 1.666, and most of that range is linear. The shape of the randomization appears to be a truncated arctanh() function. The average effective attack multiplier is about 1.10.

NPC Spawn Weight Approximation

NPC weights are relative; the exact spawn % depends on the pool of eligible NPCs, which is based on rank, scan (for cloaked npcs), and active missions (for mission npcs). The following is the approximate weighting:

Base Raid Success Calculation

The exact formula is disclosed in this forum post by DF:

raid chance = 100 * (1 - [(DR - 1) / (BL - 1) / 10]) * 1.07^PARM * 1.09^PARS * 1.2^AVAR * 1.3^RP

where:
DR = damage rank
BL = base level
PARM = number of protean armouries
PARS = number of protean arsenals
AVAR = 1 if systematic avarice UST effect is active (during Scruuge seasonal event), otherwise 0
RP = 1 if raider profession, otherwise 0

Artifacts from Artifact Points

The chance of getting a specific artifact on a single pull from your artifact points is quite simply 1/n, where n = the number of artifacts that have AP values less than or equal to the AP you currently have. (See Common Artifacts to find how many points a specific artifact costs.)

To maximize your chance at getting a specific type of artifact, find the number of points required for that artifact and then follow these 3 easy steps:

• Step 1: Wait till the first moment your accumulated artifact points are higher than the value at which the desired artifact requires.
• Step 2: Pull artifacts from your artifact points, stopping the moment your points drop below the value the desired artifact requires.
• Step 3: Goto Step 1.